Concrete and Water: Documenta Fifteen as an Atmospheric Phenomenon

Organizations are not only functional structures but equally defined through their humans, objects, spaces and practices in relation with each other. From this perspective, Jana Fa bender and Luca Marie Tüshaus engage ethnographically and conceptually with the contemporary art exhibition documenta fifteen. Offering a deep dive into its preparation, execution, and impact through immersive fieldwork, they explore the exhibition’s unique atmospheric forces and organizational aesthetics from within. This rich and reflexive investigation is composed entirely in dialogue, and proposes a new vocabulary of atmospheres in organizations.

Jana Faßbender, born in 1996, completed a Master’s degree in cultural studies at Leuphana Universität Lüneburg and a Bachelor’s degree in communication, culture and management at Zeppelin Universität, Friedrichshafen. Her research is driven by her commitment to working dialogically and focuses on atmospheres as aesthetic and organizational phenomena. Addressing both thoughts and feelings, her writing aspires to take the collaborative generation of knowledge and subjectivity seriously. Luca Marie Tüshaus, born in 1994, completed a Master’s degree in cultural studies at Leuphana Universität Lüneburg and a Bachelor’s degree in intermedia with a focus on art theory and contemporary art at Universität zu Köln. Her research is driven by her commitment to working dialogically and focuses on atmospheres as aesthetic and organizational phenomena. Addressing both thoughts and feelings, her writing aspires to take the collaborative generation of knowledge and subjectivity seriously.